The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:20 at Cardiff 2026 put Richard Ayres & Mark Dunne 209th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:32v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:37v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:48v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:48v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:21v median −0:31
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 5:22v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 519
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 519 men's teams who finished.